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Biomedical engineering at UNC

UNC graduates about 138 biomedical engineering majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 24th of 177 schools we score for biomedical engineering, a standout program at 80 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $98,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $18 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

80/100Standout#24 of 177 for biomedical engineering →
Graduates a year1382% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$98,0001.02× the same major nationally
Research in the field$18Ma year, NSF
Admit rate17%whole school
SAT middle 50%1400–1530whole school

Around UNC

Student & Academic Services Buildings (SASB) South, University of North Caro
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South Campus Study Commons, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Hardin Residence Hall at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Hardin Residence Hall at UNCPhoto: Mx. Granger · CC0 · source
Craige North Residence Hall at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Craige North Residence Hall at UNCPhoto: Mx. Granger · CC0 · source

Where biomedical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Issac M. Taylor Medical Biomolecular Research Building, UNC Medical Center, Medical School Wings, Medical School Building 52, Bioinformatics Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 100 · Dorm 53 · Athletics 14 · Arts 7 · Library 4 · Offices 2.

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Nearby in the biomedical engineering ranking

  1. University of Washington 82
  2. The University of Texas–Austin 81
  3. Northwestern University 81
  4. Yale University 80
  5. University of Southern California 79
  6. University of Wisconsin–Madison 79
  7. Virginia Tech 78
  8. University of Massachusetts–Amherst 78

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UNC with every school we score in biomedical engineering. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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